Hello everyone, I build a pc with a xeonx x3440 and a p7p55m mobo. I OC my cpu to 3.6ghz and got a stable system with a 1.200 vCore.
I noticed that my my cpu is always running at 3.6 ghz and using a Vcore between 1.189 and 1.200 max.(using CPU Z)Even when my cpu usage is at 2-4 % it uses the same voltage.
My question is:
Does that mean that my cpu even at idle is drawing the max amount of watts because my vcore is always the same or cpu usage is a variable indipendent from ghz speed and somehow contributes differently to the total watt consumption.
I bought a wattmeter and in 5/6 days i will be able to see the total power draw and I think that it will be lower when cpu is at 0 usage or at 100% but I dont know which variable makes for the difference because the voltage is a constant. Maybe the A(ampere) changes from idle to 100% usage or there are multiple Voltages and I only count the Vcore one.
Could someone explain me what changes in watt consumption from 0 idle to 100% usage if ghz is always the same and Vcore is fixed. Thanks.
I noticed that my my cpu is always running at 3.6 ghz and using a Vcore between 1.189 and 1.200 max.(using CPU Z)Even when my cpu usage is at 2-4 % it uses the same voltage.
My question is:
Does that mean that my cpu even at idle is drawing the max amount of watts because my vcore is always the same or cpu usage is a variable indipendent from ghz speed and somehow contributes differently to the total watt consumption.
I bought a wattmeter and in 5/6 days i will be able to see the total power draw and I think that it will be lower when cpu is at 0 usage or at 100% but I dont know which variable makes for the difference because the voltage is a constant. Maybe the A(ampere) changes from idle to 100% usage or there are multiple Voltages and I only count the Vcore one.
Could someone explain me what changes in watt consumption from 0 idle to 100% usage if ghz is always the same and Vcore is fixed. Thanks.